SOLUTION: Sam is building a model of and antique car. The scale of his model to the actual car is 1:10. His model is 18 1/2 inches long. How long is the actual car?

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Question 983934: Sam is building a model of and antique car. The scale of his model to the actual car is 1:10. His model is 18 1/2 inches long. How long is the actual car?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The scale is 1:10, every inch of model represents 10 inches of actual car, so the actual car is (10)(18.5 inches)=185 inches